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The Register: Albania’s prime minister wants to appoint an AI to his ministry

Sep 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/albania_ai_minister/ Source: The Register Title: Albania’s prime minister wants to appoint an AI to his ministry Feedly Summary: Incorruptible e-government AnswerBot ‘Djella’, which reportedly runs in Azure, given job of running public procurement Albania’s prime minister has proposed appointing an artificial intelligence as a minister.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

Slashdot: Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts

Sep 8, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/07/2149212/microsofts-cloud-services-disrupted-by-red-sea-cable-cuts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights the recent disruption of Microsoft’s Azure cloud services due to undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, impacting internet traffic in the Middle East and parts of Asia. This…

Microsoft Security Blog: Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025

Sep 5, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-mandatory-multifactor-authentication-phase-2-starting-in-october-2025/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025 Feedly Summary: Microsoft Azure is announcing the start of Phase 2 multi-factor authentication enforcement at the Azure Resource Manager layer, starting October 1, 2025. The post Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025 appeared…

Krebs on Security: The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft

Sep 1, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/the-ongoing-fallout-from-a-breach-at-ai-chatbot-maker-salesloft/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft Feedly Summary: The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America to convert customer interaction into Salesforce leads, has left many companies racing to invalidate…

The Register: Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire

Sep 1, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/microsoft_azure_migration_misfire/ Source: The Register Title: Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire Feedly Summary: Cloud customers left reeling as forecasts leap hundreds of percent Some Microsoft Azure customers have had a worrying few days after a problematic account migration caused forecast costs for the cloud service to skyrocket, triggering budget…

The Register: WhatsApp warns of ‘attack against specific targeted users’

Sep 1, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/01/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: WhatsApp warns of ‘attack against specific targeted users’ Feedly Summary: PLUS: Microsoft ends no-MFA Azure access; WorkDay attack diverts payments; FreePBX warns of CVSS 10 flaw; and more Infosec In brief A flaw in Meta’s WhatsApp app “may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targeted…

The Register: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud

Aug 29, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/pentagon_ends_microsofts_use_of/ Source: The Register Title: Pentagon ends Microsoft’s use of China-based support staff for DoD cloud Feedly Summary: ‘It blows my mind,’ says SecDef The Pentagon has formally kiboshed Microsoft’s use of China-based employees to support Azure cloud services deployed by US government agencies, and it’s demanding Microsoft do more of its own…

Slashdot: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland

Aug 28, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1815208/microsoft-refuses-to-divulge-data-flows-to-police-scotland?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Refuses To Divulge Data Flows To Police Scotland Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses concerns raised by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding the use of Microsoft Office 365 due to the lack of transparency from Microsoft about data processing locations…

The Register: The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams

Aug 27, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/storm0501_ransomware_azure_teams/ Source: The Register Title: The intruder is in the house: Storm-0501 attacked Azure, stole data, demanded payment via Teams Feedly Summary: Don’t let it happen to you Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercrime crew, recently broke into a large enterprise’s on-premises and cloud environments, ultimately exfiltrating and destroying data within the org’s Azure…

Microsoft Security Blog: Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware

Aug 27, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/27/storm-0501s-evolving-techniques-lead-to-cloud-based-ransomware/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware Feedly Summary: Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While the threat actor has been known for targeting hybrid cloud environments, their primary objective has shifted…

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